Date: June 15, 1996
Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever. Date: July 18, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Ariane 5 First Flight Explodes on Cluster Mission June…
Copernicium is discovered by Sigurd Hofmann, Victor Ninov et al. Date: February 9, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996IBM Deep Blue Defeats Garry Kasparov in Chess, February 10, 1996Kennewick Man Remains Discovered Near…
Civil rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians. Date: May 20, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia…
A Chicago-bound Amtrak train, the Capitol Limited, collides with a MARC commuter train bound for Washington, D.C., killing 11 people. Date: February 16, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Khobar Towers Bombing Kills 19…
Then-Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien applies a chokehold to protester Bill Clennett, an incident later named the Shawinigan Handshake. Date: February 15, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Copernicium Discovered by Hofmann and…
Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the United States. Date: January 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Boris Yeltsin Meets Chechen Rebels, Negotiates Cease-Fire May 27, 1996Niger Military Coup…